The fishing scene around the valley is about to take a dramatic turn in the coming week or two. A significant change in the weather is settling in on us and remnant dry fly opportunities are quickly fading. Before the big midge hatches of winter we always enter a phase where nymphing and streamer fishing comes to the forefront of…
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One would be hard pressed to find a more beautiful setting for trout fishing then what is out there right now. The trees are in full autumn color, the weather is nice enough, and there is still good fishing to be had. Looking ahead we should have mostly sunny weather with an occasional quick moving cloud front coming through. Temperatures…
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Under a mixed bag of weather, anglers are still finding rising fish on most of our area streams. It can be very hit and miss, but late afternoons seem to be the most consistent time of the day. The same hatches we've seen the last few weeks continue, although the duration is shorter and things aren't quite as intense. That's…
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The window for anglers to get over rising fish is shortening by the day. Very cold mornings and the low evening sun means one must take advantage of our late afternoon fishery. When the hatches come off, the fish are still eager to come to the surface, but the rise duration keeps growing shorter and shorter. In the coming weeks…
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The fishing report will be switching to Wednesday, starting October 6th. This will give weekend anglers in the late fall and winter months a more timely outlook. Locally fall fishing has gone into full swing. The Baetis (also know as the Blue Winged Olive) hatches are strong and anglers are doing excellent over these diminutive insects. We expect a few…
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The leaves are beginning to turn color on the rivers here. Mornings are cool, darkness is falling quicker each night. River levels are approaching winter time flows, elk are bugling, chukars are chuking, and anglers are finding a few hours of Nirvana every afternoon. Autumn in the Rockies is an awesome time of year and those that are out immersing…
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Goodbye summer, hello fall! There is no greater time in the Rocky Mountains to be a sportsman than the autumn. The crowds of tourists are leaving, the locals are going hunting and the fish are beginning to feel the nighttime chill in the air which will set them off on a feeding frenzy for the next month and a half.…
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As we close in on the fall we can look back at the this as the summer without the August doldrums. Our heavy spring rains kept our fishing blue ribbon right through the hottest time of the year, when we generally see a drop-off in fish numbers getting caught. With September coming, expect more great fishing. We will begin seeing…
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Cool nights and beautiful Sun Valley days are with us again after a week of unstable weather patterns. The cool nights have set the morning fishing back to late morning time frames, but when the activity starts it's happening fast. The heat and wind have been coming up in the afternoon making the fishing spotty, but productive in certain locations…
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It seems safe to say that more women in Sun Valley are fly fishing this year than at any time in the past. With a rich history in this sport, women have always participated, but now seem to be "getting out there" in numbers and with high skill levels. How long until men become the minority on our local waters?…
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“All the water that will ever be is, right now.” - National Geographic The hotter than average weather persists and water levels continue to drop. Cool evening temps have helped, but temps are fluctuating 10 to 12 degrees during the day. Temps that begin in the high 50s can soar to the high 60s or low 70s during the heat…
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“During the dry years, the people forgot about the rich years, and when the wet years returned, they lost all memory of the dry years. It was always that way.” - John Steinbeck, East of Eden The forecast continues to predict hot, dry days for the foreseeable future. Fortunately, overnight temperatures will be cooler which will bring the water temperatures…
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